I've just noticed a smattering of articles that have tackled the idea of the 'crack baby' which became popular during the worrying emergence of crack cocaine during the late 80s. It turns out that babies exposed to crack in the womb weren't necessarily massively brain damaged tragedies as the stereotype had it, but the concept has remained with us.This is despite the fact that we have solid resea
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May 25, 2010
Crack baby blues
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November 17, 2009
More than the baby blues: Searching for data on the treatment of postpartum mental illness
by Joye C. Anestis When I sat down to research this post on treating postpartum mood (e.g., depression, bipolar I & II), anxiety, and psychotic disorders, I thought it would take no time to come up with some clear data...
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September 12, 2009
Postpartum Baby Blues Impact Majority Of New Moms
Tracy Perkins Rodriguez, 36, thought her life was finally on the upswing. When her husband returned from his third tour of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, the couple purchased their dream home and promptly became pregnant with the child they had always hoped to conceive together. However, as Rodriguez entered her third trimester of pregnancy, she began feeling tired with little enthusiasm for every
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